Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

The fund manager who's betting China's currency will fall

James Clunie of Jupiter Asset Management thinks China may devalue the renminbi, a massive move that would rock stock markets.

GenX continues to be unhappy with major banks

A recent Roy Morgan survey on consumer satisfaction reveals that the GenX and millennial demographics record low satisfaction levels with the major banks.

Will Corporate Governance be big in Japan?

The global investment manager, suggests that improvements in corporate governance at Japanese companies have the potential to raise the value of the Japanese stock market by 15% to 30%

Trust Insider: understanding Witan Pacific's disappearing discount

It is also different in that, like its much larger stablemate, Witan, it is run as a multi-manager fund.

China's banks dominate rankings for profits, strength

China's banks are strengthening their position as the best capitalised and biggest profit makers in the world, a study showed on Monday.

Big four banks most profitable in developed world: BIS

Australian banks were not as profitable as those from the emerging markets Brazil and China

HSBC retains place as top 10 bank

The UK's largest bank HSBC has clung on to a place in the world's top 10 banks, in a year which saw the global banking model under increasing threat.

Regulatory requirements top challenge for 79% of financial services institutions - Deloitte

85 percent of financial institutions from around the world reported that their boards of directors currently devote more time to oversight of risk than they did two years ago

How will investors profit from IMF adding Chinese yuan to basket?

It now seems likely the yuan will be included in the International Monetary Fund currency basket come October when a decision is expected, but how can investors profit from this move?

Will China’s Double Dose of Easing Cure Its Woes?

BNP Paribas’ Chi Lo says easier policy will lift confidence and urges long-term exposure to Chinese assets.

Global Alternative Assets Predicted to Reach $15.3 Trillion in 2020 - PwC

This growth will likely be driven by a period of transformation in the global alternative asset management industry as players calibrate their business and operations and make technology a top investment priority.

Singapore CFOs most pessimistic in Asia-Pacific about profit rise: survey

Chief financial officers in Singapore are the most pessimistic group in the Asia-Pacific

CIMB, Kepler Cheuvreux Sign Cooperation Pact, MoU

CIMB Investment Bank Bhd and Kepler Cheuvreux have signed a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of understanding to cross-distribute equity research in both their respective regional markets in Asia and Europe.

Hong Kong regains IPO crown as deal frenzy sets new records in first half

Financial sector in the city on course for a bumper year after equity, bond and merger activity reaches record levels during the first half

The World's Most Respected Companies In 2015: Which Chinese Companies Made The List?

Only four Chinese companies, Alibaba Group Holding , China Mobile , Tencent Holdings, and China Construction Bank made it near the bottom of the list.

China's Latest Reform Shouldn't Be Its Last

The new policy -- which would scrap a rule limiting bank lending to 75 percent of deposits -- seemed like the government's latest attempt to artificially sustain economic growth at 7 percent.

Heartland dismisses F&P Finance speculation

Heartland dismisses media speculation it is in running to buy F&P Finance

Assets Managed by MF Distributors to Triple by 2020: Report

Assets under management of mutual fund distributors could nearly triple from Rs 8 lakh crore ($127 billion) to Rs 23 lakh crore ($368 billion) by 2020, a research report said on Thursday.

Philippines: Local banks – still the preferred choice

The usual complaint about some foreign banks is their arrogance – something that is rarely complained about with our local banks such as Banco de Oro and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

Slowing China Growth Saps Fortunes Of Taiwan's Richest Entrepreneurs

Rising competition for lessening demand in mainland China has weighed on many of Taiwan’s largest businesses in the past year

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